President Raeisi made the comments in a telephone conversation with Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil and the temporary head of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
The Iranian president said that the Resistance’s recent actions in occupied Palestine were a response to the decades-long occupation, highlighting “The Zionists against’s foolish actions against the oppressed people of Gaza will not help to resolve the problem, but instead escalate the conflict and spread it to other parts of the region.”
He noted that the Zionist regime is taking revenge for its defeat against Palestinians in the recent Al-Aqsa Storm Operation, strongly condemning the siege on the Gaza Strip and cutting off water, food and humanitarian supplies to the oppressed people as inhuman actions by the Zionist regime in a bid to make up for its huge defeat at the hands of the Resistance groups.
Raeisi described the Zionist regime’s actions as a clear example of war crimes and crimes against humanity and emphasized the need for all countries to play a role in countering such savage actions.
The Iranian president called on Brazil, as the interim president of the UN Security Council and a big BRICS member, to intervene for the sake of world peace before it is too late, voicing Iran’s preparedness to help Briazil in playing that role on the international stage.
Elsewhere in the telephone conversation, Raeisi noted that the relations between Iran and Brazil are developing and growing in the framework of BRICS. He pointed to the importance of the role and position of the two countries in international relations as leading countries in maintaining and developing world peace, expressing hope that Tehran and Brasilia could play a role in promoting peace and stability in the world by cooperating and mobilizing diplomatic capabilities.
Brazilian President, for his part, asked Raeisi to convey his warm greetings to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the people of Iran, agreed with Raeisi about the factors behind the crisis in Gaza and the need to immediately stop the attacks on Gaza, establish a ceasefire and reopen the crossings. And he emphasized the need for the routes leading to Gaza to send humanitarian aid and relief to the wounded in that besieged enclave.
Lula da Silva considered the Zionist regime’s policy of forced evacuations of Gaza residents as impossible and unacceptable, adding that the Zionists attack defenseless women and children and destroy schools and hospitals under the guise of targeting the resistance groups. He pointed out that a draft resolution, which entails the views and priorities emphasized by the Islamic Republic of Iran has been submitted to a Security Council meeting.
The president of Brazil also expressed satisfaction with the growing trend of Tehran-Brazil relations and assured that there is firm will in his country to strengthen and develop relations with Iran in all fields.
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